Old Master Yan asked excitedly, "Xiao Wu, where did you go?"
Yan Guodong smiled and said, "The mayor of Chun City and deputy secretary of the municipal party committee will officially take office on February 5th.
We just need to keep this to ourselves and don’t tell anyone for now.”
From county party secretary to mayor and deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, this is a huge promotion!
Mr. Yan's eyes turned red in an instant, with excitement, excitement and pride in his eyes.
The Yan family has been doing good deeds for generations, which has earned them the blessing of having descendants in this life.
He had two sons who became officials at the same time.
The boss sits so high up... Never mind, the boss won’t say anything.
He had already removed that evil creature from the Yan family tree.
Fortunately, Xiaowu is a man of great fortune.
Otherwise, after what happened to the eldest brother, he would not be able to face the ancestors of the Yan family even after a hundred years.
Old Master Yan calmed down and warned Yan Guodong seriously.
"Xiaowu, Dad hopes that you will be careful with your words and deeds, be honest and self-disciplined, and set an example.
In the work, we must be fair and honest, be clear and dedicated to the public, speak for the people and benefit the people.
You must not follow in your elder brother's footsteps, remember that?"
Yan Guodong put down his teacup and said sternly, "Dad, don't worry, I will never cross the legal and moral line."
Who can predict what will happen in the future? People change.
He can only ensure that he will not touch the last bottom line of law and morality.
Old Master Yan nodded, and his smile returned to his face. "Come, come, this is a great joyous occasion. Let us all toast you with tea instead of wine.
I also hope that you will have a prosperous career and rise to higher positions in the future, and never forget your original aspirations."
Hearing this, the others smiled and raised their glasses to toast Yan Guodong.
Yan Guodong smiled and clinked glasses with everyone, "Thank you everyone."
Yan Ning finished drinking and put down the cup. "Uncle, how did you get promoted so suddenly? And to the position of mayor and deputy secretary of the municipal party committee."
Yan Guodong said: "It's not sudden. I was promoted to deputy secretary of the municipal party committee half a year ago.
However, the higher-ups couldn't find a suitable replacement at the time, so they asked me to continue serving as the county party secretary.
Some time ago, I found a suitable candidate, and I did a lot of practical work during my tenure in Qinghe County.
The higher-ups decided to appoint me as the mayor of Chun City, and concurrently as the deputy secretary of the Chun City Party Committee."
Yan Ning nodded in understanding.
Old Master Yan and Yan Guoshu continued to chat with Yan Guodong.
Old Lady Yan and Song Xiuyuan took Yan Ning and the three younger generations to prepare dumplings.
Eating dumplings during the Chinese New Year is a custom in Northeast China. On New Year’s Eve, people stay up all night to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and it is a must to cook dumplings.
In addition, dumplings must be eaten on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, commonly known as "Po Wu".
It means biting the dumplings, which means breaking all the unlucky things and warding off disasters and evil spirits.
The dumpling fillings include sauerkraut and meat, leeks and eggs, and a three-fresh filling.
Old Mrs. Yan was quick in rolling out the dumpling wrappers, while Yan Ning and others were responsible for wrapping the dumplings.
Everyone chatted while making dumplings and finished them quickly.
In the end, a total of six curtains were made and all of them were taken outside to the yard.
The low temperature outside acts as a natural refrigerator, freezing the dumplings in just over ten minutes.
When it’s time to cook, just put it in the water and cook.
After midnight, the Yan family finished eating dumplings and then went back to their rooms to rest.
Early the next morning.
Yan Ning couldn't sleep because of the crackling sound of firecrackers.
I reached out and checked the time; it was just after six o'clock.
She closed her eyes and planned to stay awake for a few minutes.
As a result, within a few seconds, the sound of firecrackers rang out in the village again.
Yan Ning sighed deeply and simply got up.
She got up and left the room to wash up. Old Mrs. Yan was already lighting the fire in the kitchen to cook dumplings.
After eating dumplings, everyone stayed in the main room to warm themselves by the fire. There were some sweet potatoes roasting on the stove.
There were dried fruit snacks and treats on the plate next to it.
The family chatted and ate snacks while roasting the fire.
It is unlucky not to go out and visit friends and relatives on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
The second day of the Lunar New Year is the day when all married daughters return to their parents' home.
After breakfast early in the morning, Song Xiuyuan and Yan Guoshu took Yan Yuqi and Yan Yulin back to Song Xiuyuan's parents' home.
Old Mrs. Yan prepared lunch for her third aunt Yan Shuhe's family and her fourth aunt Yan Shulian's family.
Yan Ning helped out.
At around 9:30, Yan Shuhe's family came back first, and Yan Shulian's family arrived around 10 o'clock.
Yan Shuhe and Yan Shulian came to the kitchen to help cook.
Seeing that there were many people in the kitchen, Yan Ning left to chat with Xiao Xue and Qin Bingbing.
As the three of them chatted, they agreed to go roller skating in Tongshi tomorrow.
Several other boys heard this and also clamored to go.
After lunch, everyone sat by the kang, warmed themselves by the fire and chatted.
Qin Liming talked to Yan Ning about the food factory.
"Since our factory switched to canned bottle packaging and outer packaging, the number of orders has increased significantly.
In addition to the last foreign exchange order, we received several more foreign exchange orders.
Also, the orders that Director You and I have negotiated with us in Hong Kong are asking for more and more goods.
Now the food factory is developing better and better, thanks to the suggestions you gave us back then."
Yan Ning smiled and said, "I'm just talking, but you guys are the ones who do the real work."
"Our Tongshi Food Factory is too small compared to those in other provincial capitals.
In the past, it was only supplied to several surrounding cities and counties within the city's jurisdiction.
This time, because we changed the packaging and received foreign exchange orders, our food factory's production orders increased."
Qin Limin suddenly thought of something and whispered, "I heard from Director Gao that the people above us attach great importance to generating foreign exchange.
It is estimated that there will be some major moves in the next two years, and the city's economy may develop.
Maybe in a few years, private businesses and shops will be allowed.”
Yan Ning: "This is inevitable. If the country wants to stimulate economic development, it will be useless to rely solely on those state-owned stores."
Qin Limin nodded thoughtfully.
Yan Shuhe and his wife, and Yan Shulian and his wife had to rush home after dinner.
The next day was Monday, and we had to go to work as usual.
Before they left, Yan Ning brought out two suitcases and told them that they were for Xiao Xue and Qin Bingbing and asked them to take them back.
Yan Ning also put some snacks in the suitcase, which were the ones that the Ning family prepared for her when she first went to Hong Kong City.
She rarely eats snacks on a normal day, so she gave some to her cousins.
A few children stayed behind, and after playing in Tong City tomorrow, Yan Ning would send them home.
9:30 am on the third day of the Lunar New Year.
Yan Ning and Yan Yuqi took Yan Yulin, Xiao Xue and her brother and sister, and Qin Bingbing and her brother and sister, a total of eight people, to Tong City for fun.
Without ox carts or tractors, the group walked to the commune to take the bus.
When leaving the village, children were running all over the village.
Rich families would buy a few boxes of firecrackers for their children, and those children would set off firecrackers for fun in the village.
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